coding418 / matrix-code-rain

The Matrix "Code Rain" - Generative Animation/Screensaver made in Processing

Matrix Code Rain

Animated screensaver made in Processing.

The goal is to create an animation/screensaver with procedural generation that looks as similar as possible to the "raining" green code in the title sequence of The Matrix - while allowing for some degree of creative license!

Animated GIF Previews (12 fps)

Latest Version (downpour mode):

Actual Title Sequence:

Video Previews

• High Quality Videos of Different Modes

Modes

• Title Screen:

  • Replicates the "zoom" effect of the title screen

• Downpour Mode:

  • Lots of rain

• Operator Mode:

  • Smaller characters with expanding rectangles as seen on the operator's screens in the movie

• Pixel Mode:

  • Tiny characters which can act as the "pixels" of an image, movie, or webcam feed

• Webcam Mode:

  • Uses pixel data from the webcam to create a "camera filter" effect